Improvement in earth-augers



J. WILSON.

AImprovement in Earth-Augers.

No. 132,611. Patented Oct.. 29,1872.

"UETTEE STATES PATENT GEEIOE.

JOSEPH WILSON, OF CAMERON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND LEWIS A. BING, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN EARTHAUGERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,611, dated October 29, 1872.

ib all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH WrLsON, of Cameron, in the county of Clinton and State oi' Missouri, have invented a new anduset'ul ,Improvement in Earth-Angers, of which the w x, and looking down from that line.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

This auger consists of two semicircular tapering pods, A A, with each a cutting-lip, B, and opening C, securely riveted or fastened to the arms D. E is the shank of the auger. Securely fastened, by brazing or Otherwise, to the sides of the shank are two pairs of crossplates, F and Gr. To the upper pair F the ends of the arms D are jointed, so that the parts of the pod may bc separated when the auger is raised and the inclosed earth may be released.

rlhe pods are held together, when the auger .(there may be one or two of these keys) is knocked out, which allows the pods to be separated and the earth discharged. After thus clearing the auger the key is replaced and the boring is continued.

I do not broadly claim an earthauger constructed so that the cutting-parts separate, as I am aware that it is not new.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- An earth-auger consisting` of the pods A A, arms D D, shank E, plates F and G, and keys H H, (one or more,) arranged substantially as shown and described.

' JOSEPH WILSON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT CALDWELL, Trios. C. HAMBAUGH. 

